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One of two men convicted and sentenced to death for a 1980 takeover robbery and massacre inside a Los Angeles restaurant is seeking sentence reduction.

One of the men convicted and sentenced to death for the infamous 1980 massacre inside a Los Angeles restaurant is seeking a sentence reduction. Investigative Reporter Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2024.

Gov. Newsom said he will not consider clemency for Erik and Lyle Menendez until the new Los Angeles County District Attorney reviews the case.

Former Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who was replaced by George Gascón in 2020, is now having her I-told-you-so moment.

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón recommended resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez just two weeks ago. Now, Gascón has lost reelection campaign, and the city’s District Attorney-elect Nathan Hochman could withdraw the resentencing request.

Nathan Hochman, who is set to be sworn in on Dec. 2, said he will review how to proceed with the resentencing request filed by George Gascón. The I-Team’s Eric Leonard reports the NBC4 News on Nov. 6, 2024.

Los Angeles County’s next District Attorney said he’s been preparing for the role, meeting with the office’s prosecutors and studying the bureaucracy.

Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman is expected to replace incumbent George Gascón to become the next Los Angeles County District Attorney, NBC News projected.

The heated race for the Los Angeles County District Attorney between George Gascón and Nathan Hochman enters the final stretch. Camilla Rambaldi reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.

A Los Angeles judge will hold a hearing in a couple of weeks to see whether the Menendez brothers can be released on parole. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.

Mark Geragos, the defense attorney for Lyle and Erik Menendez, had said he hopes to bring the brothers home by Thanksgiving. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2024.

After Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said he will recommend the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez, what could happen to the brothers in the coming days?

What can happen next in the Menendez brothers’ case? The I-Team’s Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24. 2024.  

Manny Medrano, a legal expert providing analysis on NBC4, says the Menendez brothers may have the chance to be released from prison — but that may not be until late into 2025 at the earliest....

Erik and Lyle Menendez, who killed their parents at their Beverly Hills home in 1989, could be set free following the Los Angeles County district attorney’s...

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office will make a recommendation to a judge that the prison sentence of Lyle and Erik Menendez be shortened due to new evidence.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday it will recommend the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in 1996 for the killings of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez.

A woman and a man were exonerated after they were wrongfully convicted of an East Hollywood murder in 2007.

Milton Anderson, the brother of Kitty Menendez who was murdered by her sons, Lyle and Erik, said the brothers committed the crime for “financial gains.”

Amid a growing effort to free Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, the brothers’ attorney, Mark Geragos, speaks with NBC4 about the movement. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office is taking up more cases that would traditionally be handled by the Los Angele District Attorney. The I-Team’s Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9. 2024.